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Thursday, August 1, 2013

UNFAIR MARRIAGES Presentation Transcript:
1.Violation of Women Rights in the name of Honor and Tradition

2.IntroductionWomen in Pakistan live in a world, which is structured by strict religious, Family and tribal customs. They are subjected to discrimination and violence on a daily basis. Women in Pakistan are facing various forms of violence, discrimination and inequality in almost every aspect of life. Violence against women in many fields is often not conceived as a violation of human rights.

3.Lack of education and economic opportunities Furthermore, poverty and religious extremism are also roadblocks in the way of Pakistani women becoming independent. Moreover, our topic of presentation is “Unfair Marriages”. A fair marriage according to Islamic shariah (Islamic laws) is when a women is not forced to marry anyone against her will. The man must agree to pay a specified amount of money which is mahr to the women with whom he is going to marry.

4.The sub-topics which will be included in our presentation are as follows: Inter-Marriages (Endogamy)Compensation Marriages (Wanni)Barter Marriages (Watta-Satta)Early MarriagesHonor Killing (Karo-Kari)Marriage to Quran (Haq Bakshish)

5.Inter-MarriagesInter-marriage is a form of marriage in which the couple is related i.e. by blood relations like cousins. Women mostly who are not very dominant in our society are facing a lot of oppression when it comes to getting married.

6.Compensation MarriagesCustom that forces families to give away their daughters in marriage as compensation for murder and as settlement of disputes.

7.This concept of women as property and honor is so deeply entrenched in Pakistan that the government, for the most part, ignores the daily occurrences of women being killed and maimed by their families
There are even incidents where people have decided even before the girls are born that they will marry as compensation.

8.Barter MarriagesDefinition: It involves the simultaneous marriage of brother or sister pair from one family to a brother or sister pair in another family.

9.Barter in Marriage: The Bride Exchange in Rural PakistanSay no to Child MarriagesProblems Attributed to these MarriagesSolutions And Programs to prevent these marriages

10.Early MarriagesEarly marriage is a marriage of children and adolescence below the age of 18.

11.Early marriages may produce devastating results like bad parenting failure to instill social norms and values.Many girls are not able to understand the true meaning of motherhood when they are not adult yet.

12.Child marriage in Pakistan is a traditional way of arranging marriage that is centuries old.Health Concerns Premature pregnancy- Teen age pregnancyYoung girls usually die while going through the process of delivering a baby.Role of Poverty

13.SolutionsFirstly the central government should pass the laws prohibiting early marriages and setting an age limit of 18.Secondly awareness to the affected areas regarding the consequences of early marriages should be spread. This could be done by Imam’s in the mosques and teachers in the school. If the men of the society are educated about such issues then the effect will be wide spread because men make most such decisions.

14.Honor Killing Honor-related violence is physical violence that is inflicted on an individual by perpetrators who believe the victim has brought dishonor upon the family, clan, or community by engaging in any conduct that is perceived as immoral or unacceptable by religious or social/cultural standards.

15. Who are the Honor-Killers?BrothersHusbandsFathersWho are the Victims?Usually Females of rural areas